Neem extract formulations to control diabrotica speciosa (coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) larvae in maize

dc.contributor.authorBoiça Júnior, Arlindo Leal [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Eduardo Neves [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorDe Souza, Bruno Henrique Sardinha
dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, Zulene Antonio [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Eveline Soares
dc.contributor.authorForim, Moacir Rossi
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionFaculdade de Ciências Agrárias
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-11T17:20:11Z
dc.date.available2018-12-11T17:20:11Z
dc.date.issued2017-07-01
dc.description.abstractDiabrotica speciosa larvae have been considered to be one of the major subterranean pests of several crops, and its most susceptible host is maize (Zea mays). This study aimed to evaluate the effects of oil-formulated neem extract and lignin-microencapsulated neem extract for D. speciosa larvae control. Effects of applications of neem formulations on the growth of maize plants were also assessed. In the first assay, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, and 4.0 mL of oil-formulated neem extract were applied per 25 g soil and were compared with the insecticide fipronil WG and deionized water. In the second assay, lignin-microencapsulated neem extract was applied at 160, 80, 40, 20 and 10 mg per 25 g soil, and compared with the same controls. Both neem formulations were as efficient as the insecticide fipronil WG in the control of D. speciosa larvae. The evaluated doses of neem formulations did not interfere on maize plants growth. Results of this study permit concluded that, under laboratory conditions, oil-formulated neem extract and lignin-microencapsulated neem extract formulations are promising for controlling D. speciosa larvae in maize, and might benefit sustainable pest management.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias Câmpus de Jaboticabal Departamento de Fitossanidade
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD) Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias Departamento de Agronomia
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA) Departamento de Entomologia
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar) Departamento de Química
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias Câmpus de Jaboticabal Departamento de Fitossanidade
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 140589/2013-9
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 2011/00.970-4
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 2011/11.860-5
dc.format.extent245-250
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.25100/socolen.v43i2.5949
dc.identifier.citationRevista Colombiana de Entomologia, v. 43, n. 2, p. 245-250, 2017.
dc.identifier.doi10.25100/socolen.v43i2.5949
dc.identifier.issn0120-0488
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85047098695
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/176337
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofRevista Colombiana de Entomologia
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,184
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAzadirachta indica
dc.subjectBotanical pesticides
dc.subjectCorn rootworm
dc.subjectPest management
dc.titleNeem extract formulations to control diabrotica speciosa (coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) larvae in maizeen
dc.titleFormulaciones de nim para el control de larvas de diabrotica speciosa (coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) en maízes
dc.typeArtigo
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unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-1125-0251[1]

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